The following is a list of Yazidi settlements in

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

, and

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

, including both current and historical Yazidi settlements. Historically,

Yazidis Yazidis, also spelled Yezidis (; ), are a Kurdish languages, Kurdish-speaking Endogamy, endogamous religious group indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Iran. The major ...

lived primarily in Iraq, Turkey, and Syria. However, events since the end of the 20th century have resulted in considerable demographic shifts in these areas as well as mass emigration. Today, the majority of the Yazidis live in Iraq and are particularly concentrated in the

Nineveh Plains Nineveh Plains (, Modern ; ; ) is a region in Nineveh Governorate in Iraq. Located to the north and east of the city Mosul, it is the only Christian-majority region in Iraq and have been a gathering point for Iraqi Christians since 2003. Control o ...

and

Sinjar Sinjar (; , ) is a town in the Sinjar District of the Nineveh Governorate in northern Iraq. It is located about five kilometers south of the Sinjar Mountains. Its population in 2013 was estimated at 88,023, and is predominantly Yazidi. History ...

areas in the

Nineveh Governorate Nineveh Governorate (; , ) is a governorate in northern Iraq. It has an area of and an estimated population of 2,453,000 people as of 2003. Its largest city and provincial capital is Mosul, which lies across the Tigris river from the ruins of a ...

in northern Iraq.

Iraq

The following settlements in Iraq are currently inhabited by Yazidis:

Duhok Governorate

Duhok District *

Duhok Duhok (; ; , ) is a city in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is the capital city of Duhok Governorate. Name The city of Duhok received its name from the Kurdish words ’du’ (two) and ’hok’ (lump) as a tax payment of two lumps from the baske ...

Simele District Simele District (, ) is a district of Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The administrative centre is Simele. Subdistricts The district has the following sub-districts: * Batel * Fayda *Simele Simele or Semel (, , Syriac: ܣܡܠܐ) ...

*Chigan * Dayrabun * Faysh Khabur *Girepan (Gerepane, Gir Pahn, Girebun, Grepan) *Gutba *Kabartu (Kebertu, Kibrtu) *

Khanke Khanke (also written Khanik or Khanek , ) is a town located in the Simele District of the Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan region. The town is located ca. southwest of Dohuk. Khanke is populated by Yazidis Yazidis, also spelled Yezidis ...

(Khanek, Khanik, Xanke) *Kharshina (Kharshani, Kharshnya, Khirschnia, Khurshinah, Xershenya) *Klebadir (Galebader, Kelebadre, Qalat Bardi, Qaleba'drê) *Mam Shivan (Mem Shivan, Mam Shuwan, Mamshivan, Mamshuwan) * Qesr Êzdîn *Rubaidiya (Rubaydiyah) * Sharya (Shaira, Shaire, Shariya) *Sheikh Xadr (Schekh Khadir, Shayk Adarah, Shekh Khdir, Shexedra) *

Simele Simele or Semel (, , Syriac: ܣܡܠܐ) is a town located in the Dohuk province of Kurdistan Region in Iraq. The town is on the main road that connects Kurdistan Region to its neighbor Turkey. It is west of Dohuk. The town had a population of ...

(Simel, Semel, Semil, Sumail, Sumel) *Sina (Sîna, Sena, Sini) *Surka *Zayniyat Zakho District * Zakho

Nineveh Governorate

Al-Hamdaniya District Al-Hamdaniya District (also known as Bakhdida District; ; ) is a district in the north-east of the Nineveh Governorate (''Ninawa'') of Iraq. Al-Hamdaniya District is divided between four sub-districts: * Aski Kalak (Khabat) Sub-District, mostly ...

* Bahzani (Behzani, Bahzan, Behzan, Behzane) *

Bashiqa Bashiqa (; ; ) is a town situated at the heart of the Nineveh Plains, Nineveh plain, between Mosul and Shekhan District, Sheikhan, on the edges of Mount Alfaf, Mount Maqlub. The inhabitants of the town are predominantly Yazidis. The urban area of ...

(Bashiqe, Bashika, Bashiqah) Mosul District *

Mosul Mosul ( ; , , ; ; ; ) is a major city in northern Iraq, serving as the capital of Nineveh Governorate. It is the second largest city in Iraq overall after the capital Baghdad. Situated on the banks of Tigris, the city encloses the ruins of the ...

*Kanisan Shekhan District *

Baadre Baadre (also written Ba'adra, Badra or Bathra, (, ) is a town located in the Shekhan District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. The town is located in the Nineveh Plains. It belongs to the disputed territories of Northern Iraq. According ...

(Baadra, Ba‘adra, Baadhre, Badra, Badre, Baedra, Bathra) *Beristek (Bêristek, Berstak) *Esiyan (Esian, Êsiya) * Eyn Sifni (Ain Sifni, Ayn Sifni, Sheikhan) *Gabara (Kabara) *Jarwana *Kendali (Kandala, Qandal) * Mahad *Mahmudah * Mam Rashan *Musakan (Mûsekan) Sinjar District *Adika (Adikah) *Alidina (Aldina, Aldinah) *Bakhalif (Bakhulayf) *Bara (Barah) *Barana * Borek *Chilmera * Dohula * Dugure *Gabara (Qabara) * Gir Zerk (Girezarka, Kuri Zarqah) * Gohbal *Gunde *Halayqi (Halayqiya, Halayqiyya) * Hardan *Jaddala (Jidala, Jaddalah, Jidale) *Jafri (Chafari, Jafariya, Jafriyan, Jafriyya) *Karsi (Karse) * Khana Sor (Khanasor, Khana Sur, Khanesor) * Kocho *Kulakan (Kulkan) *Mamise (Mamisi) *Markan (Mahirkan, Merkan, Mihirkan, Mirkhan) *Maynuniyya (Majnuniya, Majnuniyya, Majnuniyah) *Milik (Malik) *Nakhse Awaj (Nahisat Awj) * Qiniyeh *Quwesa (Quwasi) *Rubaidiya *Sakiniyya (Sakiniya, Sukainiya, Sukayniyah, Sikeniye) *Samuqa (Zamukhah) *Shamika *Siba * Siba Sheikh Khidir *

*Jazeera * Jazirah Sinuni (Sinone, Sinune) * Tal Banat * Tal Qasab *Taraf (Taraf Jundik, Teraf) * Til Ezer (al-Qaḥṭānīya) *Wardi (Wardiya, Wardiyya, Wardiyah) *Yusafan (Yusufan) *Zerwan (Zarwan, Zeravan, Zirawan) * Zorava (Zorafa, Zarafah) Tel Kaif District * Babirah * Bozan * Beban *Daka (Dakan, Dekan) * Dughata (Doghati, Doghan) *Jawhariyah (Jarahi, Jarahiya, Jarhiyah) *Kersaf (Kar Saf) * Khatarah (Khetara, Hatara) *Khorzan (Khursan) * Khoshaba * Shêkhka * Sreshka (Sireski, Sireshkan) *Taftyan (Taftian, Tiftijan) * Tel Keppe

Turkey

Current settlements

Historical settlements

Syria

Armenia

The majority of Yazidi villages are located in western Armenia, in

Aragatsotn Province Aragatsotn (, ) is a administrative divisions of Armenia, province (''Marz (country subdivision), marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the western part of the country. The capital and largest city of the province is the town of Ashtarak. The Sta ...

Armavir Province Armavir (, ), is a administrative divisions of Armenia, province (''marz'') in the western part of Armenia. Located in the Ararat plain dominated by Mount Ararat from the south and Mount Aragats from the north, the province's capital is the tow ...

, and

Kotayk Province Kotayk (, ), is a provinces of Armenia, province (''Administrative divisions of Armenia, marz'') of Armenia. It is located at the central part of the country. Its capital is Hrazdan and the largest city is Abovyan. It is named after the Kotayk c ...

. Below are towns and villages in Armenia with Yazidi population (majority and minority) organized by province, as listed in Omarkhali (2017: 35):

Aragatsotn Province Aragatsotn (, ) is a administrative divisions of Armenia, province (''Marz (country subdivision), marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the western part of the country. The capital and largest city of the province is the town of Ashtarak. The Sta ...

;Northeastern Aragatsotn * Sipan * Avshen * Ortachia * Alagyaz * Dzhamushlu * Rya Taza * Mirak * Shenkani * Sangyar ;North-central Aragatsotn * Aragats * Shenavan * Zovuni ;Southeastern Aragatsotn *

Ashtarak Ashtarak ( ) is a town in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, located on the left bank of Kasagh River along the gorge, 20 kms northwest of the capital Yerevan. It is the administrative centre of the province and an i ...

* Proshyan * Ilanchalan * Sagmosavan * Nazyrvan * Bazmakhpyur * Ghazaravan ;West-central Aragatsotn * Avtona * Dian * Baysyz *Aynali * Shamiram * Kalakut * Verkhniy Kalakut ;Southwestern Aragatsotn * Talin * Pirmalak * Areg * Kabakhtapa * Arteni * Gyalto *

Sabunchi Sabunchi is a town in the Ararat (province), Ararat Province of Armenia. References

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* Sorik *

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(Hako) * Getap

Kotayk Province Kotayk (, ), is a provinces of Armenia, province (''Administrative divisions of Armenia, marz'') of Armenia. It is located at the central part of the country. Its capital is Hrazdan and the largest city is Abovyan. It is named after the Kotayk c ...

* Dzhrarat * Dzhraber * Nor Gekhi * Elar (now

Abovyan Abovyan or Abovian ( ) is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia within the Kotayk Province. It is located northeast of Yerevan and southeast of the province centre Hrazdan. As of the 2022 census, the population of the town was 46,434 ...

) * Nor Gyugh * Zar * Dzhrvezh * Arindzh

Ararat Province Ararat (, ) is a administrative divisions of Armenia, province (''marz (territorial entity), marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is the town of Artashat, Armenia, Artashat. The province is named after the biblical Mount Ararat. It i ...

* Masis * Mehmandar * Getashen ( Getazat) * Artashat * Bagramyan * Verin Kurdkend (now Norashen) * Ararat * Zovuni * Geghanist

Armavir Province Armavir (, ), is a administrative divisions of Armenia, province (''marz'') in the western part of Armenia. Located in the Ararat plain dominated by Mount Ararat from the south and Mount Aragats from the north, the province's capital is the tow ...

*Karaburun * Lukashin * Bambakashat * Amasiya *

Berkashat Berkashat () is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. See also *Armavir Province Armavir (, ), is a administrative divisions of Armenia, province (''marz'') in the western part of Armenia. Located in the Ararat plain dominated by Mo ...

* Pshatavan * Arevik * Igdalu * Arazap *

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(now Yeghegnut) * Margara * Nizhniy Karkhun * Araks * Apaga * Arshaluys * Samaghar * Shahumyan * Argavand * Ayarlu * Oshakan * Aygeshat

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